Center for Shoulder, Elbow & Sports Medicine
About The Program
Each year 2 candidates are accepted into the NYOH/Columbia Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine Fellowship, under the direction of Dr. Louis Bigliani, Department Chairman and Director of the Service.
Fellowship training offers extensive exposure to the shoulder, elbow and knee including arthroscopy, reconstructive, and trauma surgery. Because the Medical Center is a tertiary care facility, our fellows are exposed to complex and interesting cases and benefit from working with nationally and internationally known specialists.
The Fellowship program is enhanced by the resources of the Medical Center, the interactive educational opportunities such as early morning didactic conferences, grand rounds, journal club, service rounds, indications conferences, clinic coverage and numerous prominent guest lecturers.
The Russell Hibbs Memorial Library is a dedicated orthopedic surgery library and computer lab, housing departmental archives, current volumes and journals, rare books, and information systems.
The arthroscopy laboratory opened in 1998 and offers state of the art instruments to perform any arthroscopic or open procedure. Cadaveric specimens are available for clinical use as well as for research purposes.
A Brief History
The New York Orthopedic Hospital (NYOH) has one of the oldest orthopedic training programs in the country. Founded in 1866, the New York Dispensary was established to treat needy children afflicted by diseases of the musculoskeletal system. George Fayette Taylor founded the Dispensary with help from Theodore Roosevelt’s grateful father. Anna Roosevelt, the future president’s sister, was a victim of Potts Disease. Throughout its history, NYOH has played an important role in developing and refining new techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of orthopedic disease and disorders.
The Shoulder Service at the New York Orthopedic Hospital is the oldest and most prestigious in the world. Founded by Dr. Charles S. Neer, who has been called the “father of modern shoulder surgery.” The Shoulder Service has been responsible for developing and refining many of the major procedures in shoulder surgery today. Total shoulder replacement was introduced by Dr. Neer in the early 1970’s and has been used successfully for over 30 years. Dr. Neer also made major contributions with his classification of proximal humerus fractures, as well as, his development of the acromioplasty for impingement syndrome and the capsular shift procedure for glenohumeral instability. Dr. Neer retired in 1990. In 2001, as our faculty has grown and their interests are more diverse, the “Shoulder Service” has evolved into the “Center for Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine”.
The Faculty
Dr. Louis U. Bigliani, Chief of the Service and current Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery was a pupil of Dr. Neer. Dr. Bigliani continues the tradition of innovation through the development of new and streamlined surgical techniques. Dr. Bigliani has made major advances in the treatment of rotator cuff tears, nerve injuries, and the arthroscopic treatment of shoulder problems.
Dr. William N. Levine, Chief of Sports Medicine, completed a shoulder fellowship under Dr Bigliani, and also completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Maryland. He joined the service in 1998 and serves as the Head Team Physician for Columbia University and consultant for City College of New York. His clinical and research interests include the shoulder, elbow and knee.
Dr. Christopher S. Ahmad joined the Service in 2001 after completing his fellowship at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, CA. He is the Team Physician for North Bergen High School and has ongoing research projects including biomechanics of the PCL, ACL fixation and rotator cuff pathophysiology.
Our Past Fellows... Where are they now?
1977 - 1978
Louis U. Bigliani, MD
Professor & Chairman,
Chief, Shoulder Service
Columbia Center for Shoulder, Elbow, and Sports Medicine
New York, NY
1977 - 1978
Craig Foster, MD
Danbury, CT
1978 - 1979
Steven McIlveen, MD
Paramus, NJ
1978 - 1979
Lloyd Barnard, MD
East Providence, RI
1979 - 1980
Keith Watson, MD
Fort Worth, TX
1980 - 1981
Francis Mendoza, MD
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY
1981 - 1982
Ed Craig, MD
Chief, Shoulder Service
The Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
1982 - 1983
Jose Perez Sanz, MD
Chicago, IL
1983 - 1984 John Brems, MD
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
1983 - 1984
Thomas Fithian, MD
Newport News, VA
1984 - 1985
Dave Morrison, MD
Long Beach, CA
1985 - 1985
Peter McCann, MD
Insall Scott Kelly
New York, NY
1986 - 1987
Anthony Brown, MD
Wightington, England
1986 - 1987
Evan Flatow, MD
Chief, Shoulder Service
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
1986 - 1987
Osvandre Lech, MD
Chief, Shoulder Service
Porto Allegre, Brazil
1987 - 1988
Craig Satterlee, MD
Kansas City, MO
1987 - 1988
Robert Dalsey, MD
Haddonfield, NJ
1988 - 1989
Frances Cuomo, MD
Chief, Shoulder Service
Beth Israel North
New York, NY
1988 - 1989
Seth Miller, MD
Orthopaedic Specialists, PC
Greenwich, CT
1989 - 1990
Frank Cordasco, MD
Knee and Shoulder Service
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York NY
1989 - 1990
George McCluskey, MD
Columbus, Georgia
1990 - 1991
Richard Fischer, MD
Clearwater, FL
1990 - 1991
Scott Steinmann, MD
Assistant Professor
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
1990 - 1991
Efraim Deliz, MD
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
1991 - 1992
Roger Pollock, MD
Private Practice, Ridgewood, NJ
1991 - 1992
Gregory Nicholson, MD
Rush-Presbyterian Medical Center
Chicago, IL
1991 - 1992
Michelle Glasgow, MD
Sycamore, IL
1992 - 1993
Xavier Duralde, MD
Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic
Team Consultant, Atlanta Braves
Atlanta, GA
1992 - 1993
David Weinstein, MD
Southern Colorado Orthopaed?c
Team Physician, US Olympic Team
Colorado Springs, CO
1993 - 1994
Mark Rodosky, MD
Chief, Shoulder Service
Assistant Team Physician
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
1993 - 1994
Timothy Codd, MD
Four East Madison Orthopaedics
Owens Mills, MD
1994 - 1995
Alton Barron, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
St Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Ctr
New York, NY
1994 - 1995
Ken Yamaguchi, MD
Chief, Shoulder and Elbow
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
1995 - 1996
Patrick Connor, MD
Miller Orthopaedic Clinic
Assistant Team Physician - Charlotte Panthers
Charlotte, NC
1995 - 1996
William Levine, MD
Director, Sports Medicine
Team Physician
Columbia University
Center for Shoulder, Elbow, and Sports Medicine
New York, NY
1995 - 1996
Robert Wilson, MD
Assistant Professor
Howard University
Washinton, D.C.
1996 - 1997
Julian Arroyo, MD
Lakewood Orthopaedic Surgeons Tacoma, WA
1997 - 1998
Guido Marra, MD
Director, The Shoulder Service
Loyola University Med. Center
Maywood, IL
1998 - 1999
Treg Brown, MD
Herrin, IL 62948
1998 - 1999
J. Michael Wiater, MD
Beverly Hills Orthopaedics
Beverly Hills, MI
1999 - 2000
Michael Freehill, MD
Shoulder and Sports Medicine
Minneapolis, MN
1999 - 2000
Theodore Blaine, MD
Assistant Professor
Columbia University
Center for Shoulder, Elbow, and Sports Medicine
New York, NY
2000 - 2001
Gregory Bauer, MD
Chief, Shoulder Service
Goldsboro Orthopaedic Assoc.
Goldsboro, North Carolina
2000 - 2001
Anand Murthi MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Team Physician Baltimore Ravens
University of Maryland
2001 - 2002
Gregory Lervick, MD
Partner, Park Nicollet Clinic
Methodist Hospital
St. Louis Park, MN
2002 - 2003
Walter Stanwood, MD Plymouth Bay Orthopaedic
Duxbury, MA
2002 - 2003
Rolando Izquierdo, MD
Crystal Lake Professional Center
Crystal Lake, IL
2003 - 2004
Kevin Setter, MD
Assistant Professor
SUNY Upstate Medical College
Syracuse, NY
2003 - 2004
Ilya Voloshin, MD
Department of Orthopaedics
Shoulder and Elbow
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
2004 - 2005
Sean Bak, M.D.
Performance Orthopedics Bingham Farms, MI
2004 - 2005
Steven Goldberg, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Naples, FL
2005 - 2006
Sara Edwards, MD
Oakland, CA
2005 - 2006
John-Erik Bell, MD
Darmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebenon, NH
2006-2007
Matthew Kippe, M.D.
Post Doctoral Clinical Fellow
New York Presbyterian Columbia University
New York, NY
2006-2007
Duong Nguyen, M.D.
Post Doctoral Clinical Fellow New York Presbyterian Columbia University
New York, NY
2007-2008
Maher Bahu, M.D.
Hurley Medical Center, Michigan State University
Flint, MI
2007-2008
Aaron Covey, M.D.
Yale New-Haven Hospital, CT
